ZIP code
98330
in Elbe, WashingtonPopulation 61
50.83/ 100
Ranked #15,102 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 47%)
Ranked #380 of 581 Washington ZIPs (bottom 35%)
Ranked #151 of 166 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ZIPs (bottom 9.1%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
What defines this ZIP
Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.
Housing-cost burden
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of households spending 30% or more of their income on housing.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
77.3%
in the top 0.9% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
100%
at the national maximum
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Distance to a nursing home
22 mi
in the top 2.9% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST92ndUS97thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home.
Full methodology ›Distance to a hazardous-chemical facility
23 mi
in the top 3.6% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST96thUS96thDefinition & source ›
The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest facility that handles enough hazardous chemicals to require an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases.
Full methodology ›PFAS in drinking water
7.6%
in the bottom 4.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST10thUS4thDefinition & source ›
The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.
A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.
Full methodology ›Slow internet speeds
2.3%
in the top 5.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST95thUS95thDefinition & source ›
The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the bottom 6.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST7thUS6thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.
Full methodology ›Humid extreme heat
9.6 days/year
in the bottom 6.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST45thUS7thDefinition & source ›
The average number of days per year when modeled heat stress — temperature, humidity, sun, and wind combined — reaches levels hard on the body outdoors.
Full methodology ›The read
On the composite measure, Elbe, Washington (ZIP 98330) stands in the top 47% healthiest ZIPs nationally (15,102nd) and the bottom 35% of Washington (380th).
On the ground here, a handful of readings tell most of the story: distance to a nursing home registers in the top 2.9% nationally, and slow internet speeds lies in the top 5.0% nationally. More positively, housing-cost burden is at the national minimum, and modeled colon screening registers in the top 0.9% nationally. Poverty lies at the national minimum, home broadband subscription is at the national maximum, and distance to a hazardous-chemical facility registers in the top 3.6% nationally. Modeled pfas lies in the bottom 4.3% nationally, industrial-pollution burden is in the bottom 6.0% nationally, and humid heat registers in the bottom 6.7% nationally.
Set beside the wider area around it, slow internet speeds runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For clarity, distance to a hazardous-chemical facility is a plant handling large amounts of hazardous chemicals that must file an EPA risk-management plan for accidental releases. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. ZIP 98328, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.
What’s driving this score
Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts. Compare it against the US, this state and the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 62%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 79%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 95%
14%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 67%
11%
About typical
Disability
healthier than 60%
7%
Holding it back
Preventive Care
healthier than 31%
13%
Mental Health
healthier than 12%
8%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 28%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 5%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 88%
14%
About typical
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 48%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 54%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 35%
21%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 17%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 13%
8%
Disability
healthier than 36%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 3%
5%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 5%
5%
Lifting this score
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 98%
14%
About typical
Preventive Care
healthier than 55%
13%
Holding it back
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 7%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 19%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 15%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 11%
8%
Disability
healthier than 11%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 1%
5%
Healthcare Access
in the bottom 0.7%
5%
“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
98304
Washingtonshares a border
Score 49.77
Closest healthier
98328
Washingtonshares a border
Score 51.60
Similar health profile
28163
North Carolina93% similar profile
Score 50.10
How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured
Evidence
Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.
Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 29.5% | 27.2–31.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 34.0% | 31.5–36.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 9.0% | 8.1–10.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 10.8% | 9.7–11.9 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.0% | 5.0–7.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 6.6% | 5.1–8.1 |
| Depression among adults | 28.5% | 25.8–31.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.7% | 9.2–12.2 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.2% | 34.8–39.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 37.5% | 33.9–41.2 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.3% | 2.8–3.9 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 14.5% | 12.3–16.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 8.4% | 5.6–12.2 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 72.0% | 69.5–74.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 70.4% | 67.9–72.9 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 82.7% | 79.7–85.5 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 77.3% | 74.9–79.6 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 63.4% | 61.1–65.6 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.8% | 68.2–76.8 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 17.4% | 15.5–19.2 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 13.7% | 10.1–17.2 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 19.9% | 16.2–23.7 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 34.8% | 32.1–37.5 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 17.9% | 14.6–21.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 18.6% | 16.1–21.0 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 14.8% | 12.6–17.1 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 16.1% | 13.2–19.2 |
| Any disability among adults | 33.3% | 28.8–37.9 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 7.7% | 6.7–8.8 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 8.0% | 6.5–9.6 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 13.5% | 11.1–16.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.3% | 2.7–4.0 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.4% | 3.5–5.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 0.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.6% (3.5–22.3%) n=583 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 0.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.2% (1.8–22.7%) n=582 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 0.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 7.0% (1.5–16.5%) n=588 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 73.8% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 27.4% (12.3–59.7%) n=588 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.5% (0.0–9.7%) n=584 |
| Households without a vehicle | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.2%) n=580 |
| Broadband subscription | 100.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 92.7% (81.1–97.4%) n=580 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 0.0% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 28.9% (14.6–40.6%) n=580 |
| Homeownership rate | 48.4% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.2% (48.2–91.7%) n=580 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 0.0% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 2.6% (0.0–7.9%) n=580 |
| Foreign-born population | 0.0% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 6.7% (0.3–27.6%) n=588 |
| Single-parent households | 100.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 54.3% (40.5–76.0%) n=574 |
| Population 65+ | 0.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.9% (10.3–36.9%) n=588 |
| Median age | 37.0 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 41.0 yr (32.9–58.8) n=584 |
| Median household income | — | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $84,646 ($56,217–$132,145) n=547 |
| Median home value | — | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $452,750 ($241,540–$826,380) n=542 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,416 ($840–$2,197) n=476 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | WA median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.4 yr ± 2.42 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 80.2 yr (77.3–83.1) n=584 |
About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 2.42 years of 83.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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